 Cabo Prior Lighthouse in 2017 | |
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| Location | Province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain |
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| Coordinates | 43°34′03″N 8°18′52″W / 43.56761°N 8.31453°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1853 |
| Construction | stone  |
| Height | 8 metres (26 ft) |
| Operator | Ferrol Port Authority |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 107 metres (351 ft) |
| Range | 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi) |
| Characteristic | L 0 3 oc 5 7 L 0 3 oc 2 7 L 0 3 oc 5 7 |
Cabo Prior Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Cabo Prior) is an active 19th century Spanish lighthouse located on the cabo, or cape, of the same name in the parish of San Martiño de Covas in the Ferrol municipality[1] of the Province of A Coruña, Galicia. The lighthouse has been constructed on a high coastal clifftop, some 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) northwest of Ferrol. A set of steps descends from the lighthouse down the steep cliff to a viewpoint overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 289.